Running for Jen

I finally woke up feeling good and running well.  I went to the gym and kicked out my 7 miles.  I was able to get up to my 10:00 minute/ mile pace by around the start of mile 5.  I felt pretty good throughout.  Sportscenter, once again, kept me company.

I had another good run this morning at the gym.  I was a bit tired when I got up, but knowing that I have a 3-day weekend ahead of me helped.  By the start of mile 4, I was already up to my 10:00 minute/ mile pace, which with the way I have been running lately, was a good thing.  Today was the quickest that I was in and out of the gym for a 7-mile run in quite a while. I was able to complete the distance in under an hour and 15 minutes.

It was a beautiful morning for a run.  Temperatures were in the low to mid-60's and the humidity was low.  I didn't know until late last night that I would be running with the group I recently joined.  I ran 8 miles with them as they were all doing what they call the "gameday run".  I then went out on my own for the final 6 miles.  This was the first time that I have gone this far since my last marathon.  Since I wasn't able to go long last weekend, I was really happy that I felt good completing 14 miles.  I finished in two hours and 28 minutes and felt good.  I was very content with my run this morning.

This was a great morning for a run!  It was so cool outside this morning.  My hands were actually cold for a couple of miles.  I felt pretty good and wanted to go 8 miles.  My goal on Sunday is to go at least 7 miles, therefore I was very happy to want and complete the 8 miles.  The only negative was that the cooler air means my nose is going to run as well.

 My husband and I then walked our dogs for two miles.

It was another beautiful morning for a run and with today being a holiday, I could sleep in.  I will say that I wasn't as pumped up to run as I was yesterday, but I persevered and completed my 7 miles.  I actually had one of my best times that I have had in quite awhile.  I finished in 1:04:32 and was very happy with the time.  

I ran outside this morning for the extra 10 minutes of sleep and the extra mile I can get in.  It was nice and cool.  I am still not loving my time, but maybe it is the combination of the multiple loops, which are not flat in a few spots and the fact that it is 5:00 in the morning.  I finished in just over an hour and 17 minutes.

I was able to sleep in a little bit since I was going to a conference.  It is pretty sad that I was happy to get up at 4:45, but it is better than 4:15am.  I felt a bit sluggish, which I was disappointed about since I took yesterday off from running.  It took a good 4-5 miles before I was able to get to a 10 minute/ mile pace.  I even felt the need to take the treadmill down to a walk at each mile to rest.

I was back at the gym this morning and definitely felt better than I did yesterday.  I had myself up to a 10:00 minute/ mile pace after the first couple of 2+ miles were complete.  It felt good to feel relaxed and not struggle.

I was tired this morning and based on the lack of sleep, my feelings were understandable.  I didn't feel as bad when I joined my group this morning and found out that we were all running on the same amount of sleep.  Four of us started at 5:30 instead of 6:30 so that we could get some of the mileage in prior to the others arriving and mainly so that a few people could get to their next destination on time.  I wound up running by myself for the first 7 miles, because of course, I am slower than everyone.  Now I will say that I was happy with my pace at this point as I was averaging about 9:30 minute miles.  At this point, the rest of the group had joined and at around mile 7, I had someone to run with for the duration of the run.  It was nice to have someone there with me especially since I was having some stomach issues.  I felt bad because I kept having to stop, but she was such a good sport and was just happy to have someone to run with as well.  I completed the distance in 2:39:12.

I am also happy that this was my first 50 + mile week in at least a couple of months.

After sleeping in this morning, I finally got started on my run at about 9:15 this morning.  The only downside of this start time was that the sun was out and it was starting to warm up.  Fortunately, there was still a coolish breeze that I could feel every now and then.  I was able to keep my pace under an 11:00 minute mile.  My time at 7 miles was just under 1:16:00 and at 7.25, I was just over 1:18:00.  My legs were tired, but I was alright.  

I am thinking that once the weather gets a bit cooler that I may consider running after work on Wednesdays and taking Sunday's off, especially now that I am getting into the longer miles.

I ran at the gym this morning.  I felt a bit more tired than I was anticipating.  It took me a bit longer to get going, but once I did, I was fine.  I have now learned that the one down side of running on Monday mornings at the gym was that ESPN was showing a football game from Saturday and ESPN2 was repeating the Sunday night baseball game.  I watched the news for the most part.  I am really not a big fan of any of the news stations.  I think that I saw the weather and the traffic report at least 10 times.

I decided to run outside this morning so that I could get the extra sleep and the extra mile.  It was awful.  Outside of the beautiful cool morning, my run was atrocious.  I got home and told my husband that I need to stop running outside at 5:00am.  I don't know if it is because I am running repetitive, somewhat hilly loops or what, but my times are terrible.  It took me an hour and twenty minutes to finish this thing!  Thankfully, tomorrow is another day. 

I went to the gym this morning to get my run in.  I was a bit surprised to get in there and find out that ESPN was not working.  This forced me to either watch the news or a repeat of the Tulane/ Ole Miss football game on ESPN2.  The first hour was very long.  By 6:00am, ESPN2 was better.  It is sad in a way as to how quickly you get used to something.

I ran a double for the first time today in quite a long while.  My reason for doing this is that I am scheduled to run 16 miles on Saturday, but since I am supposed to be fasting for religious reasons right around this time, I chose to run the mileage today.  I felt that splitting it up today would be better than not doing it at all or soon after fasting.  I ran 8 this morning at the gym.  I felt decent.  I had myself up to my 10 minute mile by mile 3 and then ran the last two miles at a 9:50 pace.  I ran this afternoon's mileage a little over 12 hours after I started this morning's run and hit the streets.  It was still quite warm, but not too bad.  I had a decent amount of shade and it was slowly cooling off.  My only problem was that I felt a bit nauseous during the first 4 + miles this afternoon.  I completed my second round of running in just over an hour and twenty four minutes.

My fast yesterday went very well.  I finally got to eat at 8:15pm.  It was one of the easier ones that I have done in quite a number of years.

I wound up meeting with one person from my group today (we were the only ones that showed up).  It was really nice until I started fading.  I was good until about mile 7.  I still kept on running, but I definitely slowed down.  I think that the combination of running 16 miles on Thursday and then fasting for 24 hours finally caught up to me.  It was a beautiful morning for a run especially running on campus on a game day.

I ran outside this morning so that I could get to work a tad earlier than usual.  It was alright, but as usual, not great.  I took yesterday off, because I was just wiped out and needed a break

My original plan was to go to the gym this morning, but wound up running outside when a friend of mine called me last night and said that she needed a ride to work.  My run was fairly lousy as usual, but I am always happy when I am done.

I was at the gym for the first time this week.  I felt tired even though I had taken yesterday off.  It took me three miles to finally get to my 10:00 minute/ mile pace.  I left earlier than normal, because I had to get to work and complete something that I forgot to bring home with me last night.

I was back outside running this morning.  I needed to pick my friend up for work since she is still without a car.  The temperature felt good, but once again my run was slow.

I decided to run by myself this morning rather than running with the group.  I did not feel like being the slowest person there so I chose to get a bit more sleep and go at it on my own.  I feel as though I made a good choice.  My legs felt pretty good and I was able to complete the hilly course that I used to run on Saturday mornings.  I wouldn't say that I felt really strong, but I didn't feel the need to walk up the any of the hills.  I completed the distance in 2:11:+.

My original plan was to tun outside this morning, but since it was pouring out, I made my way to the gym instead.  It took until the completion of mile 4 for me to finally get up to my 10:00 minute/ pace.  For some reason, ESPN has not been available for the last week, making my runs a little less interesting.  I have been watching the news for the first hour, but it just isn't the same.

I ran outside this morning, because I can get an 7 miles instead of 6 and still get off to work on time.  Unfortunately, my plan did not work as I had thought and I had to cut it down to 6 miles.  (I am entering this in about 5 days after the fact and don't remember much else about the run.)

I decided to run outside after work today.  It wasn't supposed to be too warm, therefore, I thought that today would be a good day to do this.  I also told myself yesterday that I would sleep in this morning.  This was not a bad run, although my legs felt as though they were carrying an extra 10 pounds on them.  It took me at least until mile 3 for my legs to start feeling lighter.  It was also drizzling, which kept me cooler.  I was poured on during the last mile, which I kind of didn't mind.

I ran at the gym this morning.  I do not know why my gym no longer has ESPN, but it is really starting to bug me.  They have ESPN2, which would be fine, if they weren't showing auto racing (nothing personal to anyone that is reading this, but I really dislike any form of auto racing).  The news kept me company, because the only other choice was infomercials.  Thankfully, by 6:00am the program changes to something much more tolerable.  It took me about 3-4 miles to get the pace up, but I was eventually able to do it.